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I love color but…ooh, this b&w kitchen

last year

I became aware of this kitchen when it was being renovated by my beloved contractor — we have become friends and he was texting me pics bc the homeowner used the same drawer pulls that I had in my kitchen. She (homeowner) works for Erin Gates Design. Stole these from instagram.

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deegw

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I agree with Bunny. I love the kitchen but that floor gives me a bit a vertigo.

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Fori
last year
It's really nice and serene. It will look like that about 8 minutes after my family moves in. :)

Sure I could critique the exact shade of notwhite used on the woodwork and cabinets, but it pulls together pretty well.

Those stools though?
Kswl
last year
That putty color on the door and trim… perfection in a paint can.
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maire_cate
last year
Sue - your kitchen is still tops in my book. I guess I'm not a black and white fan because it doesn't do anything for me. My best friend was enamored of black and white - all white kitchen, counters, appliances and a black AstroTurf floor. The bath off the family room had black fixtures, black foil wallpaper and a black and white square tile floor. She quickly regretted her decision to do a black sink - it always had water spots or dust.
Sueb20 thanked maire_cate
DLM2000-GW
last year
I love the white/cream (or putty as Kswl says) combo and the black just sharpens things up. It's an adult kitchen.
Funkyart
last year
I like the putty and white combination-- i had it in a bathroom in my previous house and really loved it. That said, I love your green cabinets .. and I've also come to love dark blue cabinets in certain settings.
ratherbesewing
last year
Erin Gates has used the putty colors in her old house. Pretty!
Jilly
last year
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Love it. That color is so creamy and sumptious. I’d just add more color in other ways. :)
Ida
last year
That is absolutely gorgeous. I probably couldn't help but color it up and ruin the aesthetic, but I totally admire the beauty of this kind of restraint. It's lovely.
Sueb20
Original Author
last year
Some more pics from the initial Reveal on Erin’s blog. Note the island stools are different.
Sueb20
Original Author
last year
One pet peeve/gripe: I would not have highlighted that outlet on the side of the island with a brass plate. If it has to be there, I’d use a plate cover painted to match the island.

I am pretty sure the homeowner has a toddler. Good luck to her!
Arapaho-Rd
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I have the same floor in my galley kitchen because I loved it but it's my nightmare to keep it looking the way I want it to look! I get it's not for everyone.
Bunny
last year
I like it, but not the floor. It's too distracting for me. I'll take the kitchen with a nice hardwood.
cran
last year
I love it too A friend of mine dil works for Erin Gates!!!
Tina Marie
last year
I love the cabinet color!! I have been toying with the idea of painted cabinets. This would work well in our home as our "base" is neutral. I add in colors with art, rugs, accessories, etc.

I'm not a fan of the floor. As someone mentioned, I would probably do hardwood.

PS - I feel the same way about highlighted outlets. I never understand that.
Lars
last year
It reminds me of my kitchen from the 1990s - I had all white cabinets and the same floor. While I am over the floor, I still prefer that to wood floors in kitchens.
User
last year
Beautiful and serene. Looks very luxe. I love the floor but would probably go with wood too. I wanted a painted floor when we couldn’t salvage the original in this kitchen but it didn’t happen. I have a sunroom porch with original 1910painted floor so that will have to do. c
pricklypearcactus
last year
I like it a lot, even though it's not what I would choose for myself. I'm not a big fan of taupe / gray / beige cabinets, but I think this is done so well that it really works.
OutsidePlaying
last year
I like it a lot but not so much the floors. It’s a nice remodel and very calming and I would have had to do hardwood floors.
Bestyears
last year
Perfection.
salonva
last year
I can definitely appreciate and admire it and if you offered it to me, I'd take it and be happy about it.......but I would prefer more color.

If you're asking, more color accents and maybe just more color all around.
teeda
last year
I love it. Two of my favorite kitchen elements--painted cabinets and black/white checkerboard floors. Timeless. Back in the 80s we bought a fixer upper. I painted the kitchen cabinets white and installed (ourselves) a black and white checkerboard vinyl tile floor. I loved it, but it required a lot of maintenance to keep looking clean. Of course I doubt the owner of this kitchen scrubs her own floors!
eld6161
last year
I like it too, but the cabinets don’t look white to me. What color are they?
barncatz
last year
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I also like it, although I'm not wild about the metal fittings on the pendants. Really like the photo of the corner bench with the two windows and the pegs. This reminded me that in the early 80s I also painted our kitchen floor in black and white checkerboard.
Sueb20
Original Author
last year
SW Accessible Beige
Tina Marie
last year
Thank you Sue! I”m going to get a sample of accessible beige.
mtnrdredux_gw
last year
Love it.
nicole___
last year
The little touches of polished brass are just the right amount of bling! It's stunningly beautiful! It's also well put together. I love cabinets that go to the ceiling...and...crown moulding....nice!
chinacatpeekin
last year
I love the colors used here. I also love the flooring here, although I’d choose hardwood for myself.
barncatz
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It's something about the tone of the chain and ceiling canopy, although I like the other hardware, so it's totally illogical.🤖 I'd be getting out my chalk paint. (Just kidding. I'm still fixated on @Jilly's chalk painted pumpkin.) I love the surface mount fixture.
Sueb20
Original Author
last year
I wish I had this shelf over the range.
palimpsest
last year
I would not have seen this as a black and white kitchen had it not been called that in the title.
gsciencechick
last year
If we ever redo our kitchen floors it will be B&W. I know it’s high maintenance but can’t be worse than the blue tiles with white grout we have now.

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